May Day Turns Violent in Seattle, Three Cops Injured
Demonstrators clashed with police in two cities in the Pacific Northwest late Friday, with marchers throwing rocks and chairs at officers as the evening gatherings spiraled into mayhem.
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Occupy Ché Café: Radicals Fight to Save Hangout from Eviction
SAN DIEGO, California — Urgent calls went out to the community of Ché Café advocates in San Diego to protest and occupy the space that the University of California San Diego (UCSD) was reportedly set to evict from the venue early Tuesday morning.
9th Circuit Upholds Ban on Bus Ads About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In an editorial published Friday, the Los Angeles Times has lambasted the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for upholding the decision of Seattle’s transit system to block ads that denounced the U.S. for supporting “Israeli war crimes”–and all ads relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Seattle Learns A Painful Minimum-Wage Lesson
As a minimum wage increase looms in Seattle, the city is losing restaurants.
Teacher Charged with Rape for Alleged Sex with 14-Year-Old Former Student
A Seattle elementary school teacher has been charged with child rape for allegedly having sex with a former student—beginning when he was 14 years old—while he was also living in her Renton, WA, home with her and her husband and children.
Beastmode 2.0: Stronger Pot Strain Named for Marshawn Lynch
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshall Lynch, nicknamed “Beastmode,” sees his moniker applied to a new, stronger strain of marijuana.
Wisconsin FM Station Bans Seattle Bands Ahead of NFC Championship
One Wisconsin rock station banned all Seattle music. A Seattle suburb banned cheese until after the game. This must mean the rivalry between Seattle and Green Bay is heating up before the Seahawks and Packers showdown on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game.
Ex-NBA Player Robert Swift Arrested for Home Invasion, Robbery
Ex-Seattle Sonics player Robert Swift has been arrested for involvement in a home invasion and robbery near his home in Snohomish County, Washington.
Stand-Up Comic Attacked With Metal Bat During Routine, Suffers Multiple Skull Fractures
A Seattle stand-up comic was allegedly attacked by a man wielding a baseball bat while he was onstage at a restaurant Monday night.
